The Theory of Everything

 Beginning at the End I nstead of beginning at the beginning, let’s begin at the end. Let’s begin with the concept of death. There are primal fears associated with the end that cloud our judgment and need dealing with: these are the fear of pain, the fear of the unknown, and the fear of non-existence. There are nuances to these. At its noblest our fear may be a selfless fear for loved ones who need our protection and might be lost without us. But essentially most of us are, in some degree at least, afraid of death. Fear invariably clouds our judgement. It clouds our assessment of the God who, if he exists, presumably holds it within his power to deliver us from fear. Is not such deliverance central to Christianity and indeed to all the monotheistic religions? One of the most often repeated instructions in the bible, short presumably for emphasis, is the direct instruction, given to everyone by almost every prophet from Isaiah to Jesus to: “Fear Not”, [1]...

  I  am weary of the world and all its ways. Tomorrow is a better day. Yesterday is dead. Every last blade of grass is precious. War is anathema. Faith is paramount. Love conquers all. Magic is everywhere. Beauty is transcendent. The soul is indestructible. Tomorrow can be better than yesterday. Rest easy.   I hope that you find this book of value, or at least of interest. You DON’T have to start at the beginning and wade through it to the end. There are things written of in here that matter to me that may not matter to you. This book is like a pond: You can jump in anywhere. Some parts of the pond are deeper than others. For me this book has been a voyage of exploration as I have sought a better understanding of some of those things that I think matter to me – and you. And by the way, you are obviously not expected to agree with all I have written here, though of course you may do. This is my struggle, my voyage of discovery....